yt-live-scraper 1.4.0

Scrape YouTube channels for live and upcoming stream events

yt-live-scraper

A Python library and CLI tool for scraping YouTube channels for live and upcoming stream events.

Installation

pip install yt-live-scraper

Documentation

The full library documentation can be found here.

CLI Usage

# Show upcoming streams for one or more channels
yt-live-scraper @home_assistant @superhousetv

# Output as JSON
yt-live-scraper @home_assistant --json

# Only show streams from a specific date onwards
yt-live-scraper @home_assistant --from 2026-03-01

Library Usage

Get upcoming streams

from yt_live_scraper import get_upcoming_streams

streams = get_upcoming_streams(["@home_assistant", "@superhousetv"])
for stream in streams:
    print(stream)

Check if a stream is live

from yt_live_scraper import is_stream_live

if is_stream_live("dQw4w9WgXcQ"):
    print("Stream is live!")

UpcomingStream fields

Each UpcomingStream object contains:

Field	Type	Description
channel	str	Channel display name
channel_thumbnail_url	str	URL of the channel's avatar image
video_id	str	YouTube video ID
title	str	Stream title
scheduled_start	datetime	Scheduled start time (UTC)
url	str	Full YouTube watch URL
thumbnail_url	str	URL of the stream's thumbnail image
live	bool	True if the stream is currently live

Development

# Install with dev dependencies
pip install -e ".[dev]"

# Run tests
pytest

License

MIT